Fred Williams (Canadian soccer)

Fred Williams

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Williams
Date of birth	1896
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	1 September 1929(1929-09-01) (aged 32–33)
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924–1929	Toronto Ulster United
International career
1925–1926	Canada	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fred Williams (1896 – 1 September 1929) was a Canadian soccer player who played as a defender for Toronto Ulster United and for Canada.

Career

Williams was born in Bristol, England and served in the British Army during the World War I. He would later immigrate to Canada and in 1924 he would play soccer with Toronto Ulster United in the Inter-City League and later in the National Soccer League. Throughout his tenure with Toronto he would secure the Challenge Trophy in 1925, and the Ontario Cup in 1927. In 1927, he participated in the NSL Championship final where Toronto defeated Montreal Maroons for the title.

He died on September 1, 1929 from cavernous sinus thrombosis after an incident at work where hot asphalt splashed behind his ear causing an infection.

International career

Williams made his debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on November 8, 1925 against the United States in a friendly match. He made another appearance for Canada on November 6, 1926 against the United States once more.